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Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06
A Nation Of Cowars.s.

"Thugisr Is o. tho increase sfid IN of
Ger, and there Is but little fairness shown In
fights NOWADAYS ! don't know exarsly 70
what TO attribute il. but il is "A fact that in
ninety uine cases out Of hundred where
arrests are made by the police tho complain
ant or the man who gets the worst IL il de-
clares that the other fellow took him unaware.
When | was a boy II one person had anythin-
against another he went up to him aud
'cussed him and dared him 20 take Of hs
coat and have a square rough and tumble
fight. Then tho bystanders would form
ring and by preventing any body from inter
fering would see that the best man would win.
But il is different now. II man has
anything in the way OF score TO settle with
you he walks up alongside Of you and hits
YOU Oh tho jugular vein or over the eve with
his fist. a sandhag or pair OF brass knuckle,
or slungshot, and stretches you on the pave
men. Men come into the Central station
every day and night with cut heads ard face.
and say they were knocked ont without pros o.
cation and before they could eeen get in
position 70 oefend themselves. Here is ;lnice
question for p.,ilosophsrs. are We gstting 10
9 a nation ~ cowardsi This kind of fight
.Hg certainly arguss TO me that we are
saloon keepers and their bsrtenders do good
zeal oi this one sided slugging. They usually
have billy or a soda water bottle handy. and
when uan.comcs IN drunk without monev
and makes himself disagrceabe. they crack
away at his head, knock him down and dr1s,
him out 10 the sidewalk A bartender sail
20 me last night: / take no chances If a
man comes in here and gsts 10 rnonkeying or
makes nuisance II himself / an not gong
out from behind The bar 20 put him out end
run the risk Of getting done up. take q
bottle and hit him once and then Z have no
trouble getting rid Of him - Kansas City
| r.-tr-lnl
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

One OF the most engaging pastlmes at
Ssnls Ste Marie Is 10 watch tho vessels pass
through The great canal The largest water
craft on the great lakes are engaged in the
Lake Superior traffic. The cargoes are prin-
cipally iron ora, copper. grain, lumber and
coal. together with machinery and nserchsn-
disc Of evsry description Upward Of 5000
vcssels passed the canal this season. anil day
and night tho lockmen arc always on duty.
Sometimes thcrs Is a rush of vessels and il IS
said that IN such casee tie boats ara passed
through st the rate of one every Zen minutes
IL requires ten minutes Of time "a TIL the
lock. which holds I 600 600 gallons ~ water.
lacking few thousand It's length is 5ij
feet, its width 80 feet and from the bottom
% the top stono Of The wall is 90 feet The
depth OF water at the upper gnte allows
vessels of fourteen OF fifteen feet draugGt 70
PASS. The gates are eno-ucus structures, as
they need 20 30 20 hold sich a weight II
water. tur3uiently rushing Ia and b,ating
uD against the lower gate foam.ng food
TIE opening ~ the gates is sixty feet and
tne rznaI lock often contains four vessels at
3 t.nle EnerEaous rs tho chamber Is. 20
pacx away N ts forr of the gi<sntic craft
which csrr7 the commerce of the lskes re
a1isgs skill aad Calculation - Dstrois Free
Press
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

SostFadslnas va. n ooar,e. only a maa
saessi ~ Ais time ia knowiedgs "a physics.
chemistry and inesil-lne. snd Popular ~ iencs
Nses lemouatrslss Wlfh tha All ~ ths ac-
coulpsnyins rut. hoas lAe t.llss.ous with which
D. aad athsfs q Ass ~ enter tanned thrlr
capes are pso.iineet
A. @lA b. seep tts magic mirror Is only
Dna of a series. Khe mirror ia shlch tie
image appears. &. IS iae.ined az such "a
1ngls that a persen aok.ns into lt s,es uoI
d 3wn r,isgtIosi, bar t,s.a- ~ a second mirror
sarrsnoieSl over as-ad aad eonceaied bY a
caa0oV ln this mirror q f-nected t0e Image
OF A pslsea fr obie.t concealed osaind par
tlaion o. screen, Ia the upper part of which -
A. openlng IlsU large enough "a allow the
HIGHT to paas fbrnigh So. lnss sad ~ oeholff-
tng VISION 20 reirits. Catherine "a Nasiiet
wss simply ioox.ng iato an adjoining apart
nenL
The trick q th- usagic mirror Is very efl-
tsrralalng one Ia gsrforG.ng 10 a doorway
De- eeeu two al ioinlnx r61nn can be utilized.
~ lrsp,ng n With curtis ,as so as % lezva an
opening aear the cop. Bbsa thls opening and
tho mirror B. whlch should 10 considerably
larger than T.. rnilat he son-eaied ~ a canopy.
a. IA me iia.rration. When everything is
IN READINGS. the l.ats saoeh D. turned ~
3n sns ru.ifs ss.a4zs1 - curtains while the
room in which The spectators are sholld -
Sart.aliy dar xened kach must .,iVsnco in
tara - ths prop-g pos.tioa To observe tho re-
fiectisn. snd tse ma<iSisn' must taiSs care
fhas Lhev do not approach aear enough % ths
mirror - detect sne trick. Ia THIS way any
s,sir,i aamber - 'sp~csers' NAV - sxhIb-
ited "a naors satisfactory manner even than
~es accomplished oY ths old meiis,al
Eertr,rsl anr@r
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

Tovinz yoDr< women. and others who take
quantities 81 Their ear % hair workers that
chains and other ornaments may be made a
prssents for the o5Ierts II their affections.
Eay take Earning from the experience q
BTid xerort wfa She wlsacd "a give her
husband a chain usde frgts hsr own hair as
a hirfhisy pr-srn.. sad - turned some hair
over 70 a local hair WORKER TAo next day
TIRE husband Who i az sEP->ss u1essenEer
between Grldzsrort ard thi- cs.T. vas asksd
By th~ hair worker - zpt a hair chain IN This
ritv q Tire color q iocs - hair which vas
handed hsfn Ia asd -. aud paid ffty oentz
ssr tsss rasdY made cham. IN ira tire tAs
rifs aa.lsi far her chsis snd xpt it. paTing
O. ~ ,ar ft. Then 500 @sve it 20 heT hus-
t-ri ~hr recognized 81 xs the one ban had
s1uEht Pr ilty cents Hr told his wifs.
whc - asst accounts w.s waiting f7r the
r~farn Of 10 worker N hair sho hsd qust
town View York sun
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

fssPsr4ttas "a f.aeY Articles Tor ths
nesi448 Tr1ss--As tss8ae vssw.
0'ae oi~sne sigas thst tae artist = abroad IN
tbs lard Is ~ pas,.on for ~h4nd p&intea8
thlnss aaaanx tAs faiBssia~s thst he artist
Z Dself IS IA fran sa4riaE "dand E.aiat
81 p ssia uos tAo other dky - = yoang wonssa
~no vas tosssisg ~ . n=s fan That .
Fcssoa enog9a far supposlaz 4 i very bad
And 80 aoE.sr, waen coo couses u know
ho~ taSs -e@ai painting = dons snd paid
fef f~oaaer WIN 1yo the people ~to paint
~lfa their fefl An advertisements az
Teared "a = noruins paper ths her day
sskins artists sao we're accustomed % deco
l<tige work sad wanted enployiaeut toco.ne
- certain down town address, where fancy
sFC.s gro teiHg prepared for the hoiida,
tA.'e The Observer IS no, pairter, bus -
went % seo h0w d. Jared with those that
vffs
Ae gods AMI little Gshes, lie saw. II p.sogls
can b supposed a. fare a. ali who paint cards
tqf crnf spleos aui deliberately decorate
calendars Tor twenty cents 10 is impossible
70 soe how peoals can subsls. on their earn
.nss al thee rsures, aad probably most of
them only IN this way ess ous an income de
r.ved from some other source. or course il
c1mpiisasucnts of this soFt, who are living hv
ether means, that have driven the prices OF
his work 80 terribly low, and this Is very
hard on the people no are depending upon
t Tor living
The people who bad advertised for painters
lccnied a fairly decent couple, 4 man and his
vile, and tno woman began 10 a dcprecating
way when the Observer asked about the work
hy saving tbs prices were not very large
. she told aftcTward how yac large firm whom
they worked FOR had sal that the cost Of the
scods nlls. DC s,iil further reduced and bow
her tusbaad had cue down everybody but the
reinters. "He didnt aee how he could make
them work any cheaper Specimens Of the
work wero Shown and some of il was pitt
| fully good-not a. good generally as the bet
Tor sorts ol printed work. but evidently done
with the desire 20 bo as artistic as was pos
| sibls under the eoRditioas.-N York
Graphic.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

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her eneta ecx s+aasa behave szlet.y aai
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invited - as Asssg.aa4 .4.ig - - efa tsf
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Sac toek a-r 8l4uas4s eila h.F "a ee-i
L4lgne.i ate s4-s i1ssats- L4fsn Fz.eFs iafo
taa aetf boa 4Ld b. hass.t - = sae esga
tlqsV Christine ~la.-ess s4E ia q naE ne4r
be- Crasely silently respectful to tae
s.erers a.s tke great 3xrtisa seu4.ss she
d. net 60 az 90 tasas IS ugt She .eosesl
aseuruf- y 4s tAs AH.sriaaa. Tie h<sf and
tn b.xasss 4Fs F.essctiai he lowest Ia
raak ala .sas.evf.aeat al l..sr In.aaSr
4n1 la stg.s
IN so,larf ir crowd We aeed - CON
ss..4aees they leiy - e. keep oqf natures ia
rh4cA taev Uase Else vpf.d rt n.s-s -
f Lsa "a Wr.n ~e sfa rfess-i O. the hrr4lsiity
Z y ill nlansf-.i leop.s Ne is4fn bow uncani-
l fert4hla tb@ aorld vouid te if thfrc were ns
F 20 llerl~
The hest book of etiquette shouid h~sr tae
nlotto. +lo Ust0 others IS ye ~oad that
E others should do unto yuu.
Foreigners say lhat eecorIn in public Is
aot geculariey * tls American wolnan
Amsrieals can o. everything well Why
cannot they is..sn 70 behave dccen.iy iu
publ, PLACES Why should nos an American
gentleman inflse iato his cofFectness Ger
tam trash oIi. aahly, a vivac.gy ard Wif, AMI
Instead ~ BENG dad copy n an ing .sh
swell. have a faEcr - bis own' Ard Wis
should not an American woman 10 la~
voired lhorous shtrsd. quiet. polite ~eu -
vel dressed. original and beautiful
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

Among fbe many jubilee gifts rrc-ived by
Der asa issty few 40 more interesting than
fhs engraved sixuef ring u Hsnristra Mara,
presented to Der by Ir priry Fortnum, +.
e. A.. tho wcn known antiqusry and con-
pois-eur That suca ring had been made
Cor the unfortunate quess was proved By the
entry In ts. priyy -sal boolSs of the clerk of
ths pelis uow ia tAs pabne record Office
Traditlou also pointed - the existence of
such a sixuet ring st !. later date. 10 was be
lisvsd 90 have been IN the possession of Taver-
nisr The veil Known French diamond mer-
chant. and q was known that a ring of tne
karns description had been ia the Earl q
Buchans collection. where lt Passcd Tor that
~ Mary Qtissa of Scots Copies Of y in paste
we're sxtant. At last itcccurrsd 70 Mr. Fort
nnsn - inquire whathsr it bad by chance
rome into the haats % thu late Duke u
r~-inswick. ebo. "a VII be remembered. left
"a wonderful ccliectioa of Jewels % the town
a. Geneva There. sire enough. he found 70,
and after a long correspondence he bought
if ani presented n fs~ Ssexs ago 20 Queen
Victoria II il av~ included ia tse royal
rolis--tlon A. " indeor. whar- is les side by
uae wirh tbs f'ns steel .nd gold sEn~t q
k.aE Charls<.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

Yearly cne-hsif os fhc Itai,su nation "a ysi
anaiqhatet e. nofw fhetandng ere eT0rts =
sriz htened statesman ~ f.sfnd and maintain
cc.amoa shoois From this nlgt.f y i-no-
rsHos the women - caires w4l - TIE last o.
eseara. aai thev viii e0ntiuue % he the
hei 81 - aruid TIE rlres. t1 SLY the
sfaT e. ueeVe sni snif 81 fbeF in uoH
i,at seaf arg 81 tse o~nref.efs afe raisss..
far fhsF asld g. tss comfort aHd wealth =
~ ratf0r islr wlsb better ~iss lfian thee
~oasen viii learn rresasr cleanliness ia re
kraso nee sffs ~ sewing sai raakag snd
vii have elearrr elees ~ Afe snd ~ fas
world Wl4le taev bses grown tfa~a ia
riie esa. saf Hsri hsad-| aai benz eith tHl
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fas Fa.ss aslfa5 slias ~ Ge7 rFssers
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Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

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Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

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1r-sS.d eifreisr-Euiiy iFa a. late a.
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s,z~fhrr s,S divite ta.s Sses hetwrsn a.
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We cab S TIE Cthr~ F~ss.ss frePHTT
frzss --<uzas Weri.a.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

/ DESIRE To IMPRESS TlON Ne
Ttoae OF this CITY iaat I asa A4fs a. ga
honorable man. san. tie sitE 60 iefl
sud know thaf ] tase 5sta successful g
The PAST 60 = remarkable defuf ana fhst
my ffeaiest hope iof tte f.tnre - lhsi J
may be tunH iy s- suclssAin 40 uet els-
pute the claims ! make ato DE cisin-
inace fur ne tv ihensS eis of .aIufr
patients " ho are glad hecaes proved
such claims 10 ue gooi sua tfse.
Accent as true iae ifaflisi ateutnis ui
Tho many VINO have suffered
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06
The ManK Men and Nofnen
I'm Grand Rapids n wilo are
sick and Suffering, I Send
Greeting.
To every Wor5 Thst eppsSfs in This
Ceiumn & FtspteIttHif Gail
lo4r EflfFgon

I Shsa Write the Trulh arc Suon Il
rcnsst eStlmonY ana vii oet
On.T foFef fsY Ekeft f3kpa sua
Claim 20 PDLic kesaeci. IoaIosnce
sro PatfcrsEe y whst IS gtfreia
Contsioea ; rot Absolute fgath.
Eat !
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06
\. ]. sRlfa / c., l:V.lns
DErRorI. AUTCsK or 1887.
les Woodward Avenue.


UESsEs. VI. =. SMITH a. co.
offer Ia the public for the Autumn anu
Holiday senson OF 1887. nj unusual
collection Of choice artistic Foreign
Wares and Gems, the selections of a
member of their house made during the
past summer in the European Mar
kets, embracing Porcelain and Fsience
wares from the leading English and
Continental potteries. and ART produc
tions In Glassware Gems In Dia~
monds. Pearls, and the COIOrec
stones; Fine Mantel and Hall Clocks (;
Clsssic Bronzes and Choice Bric-a Drac-
The collection is the largest ever shown
by thcm, and having been imported direct
and containing as IL does the latost dcs.r.
able novelties. IL Is claimed that it Offers
superior advantages 10 purchasers. both as
10 price and variety.
In Watches OF American and
Swiss manufacture. and IN Sterling
silver rware and FashiOpabIc
.Dcyeiry, their collection is full anu
choice.
n. B.-nI. s. SMITH a. co. arc
the authorized sole agents in Michigan for
the fne Watches of Pstek, PHILIPPE
81 Co, Of Geneva, and fo- Detroit q
lie Sterling Silverware Of the GOrhnDi
CD, OF Providence. X. l.
They also maintain first-class Optical
department Visitors 10 Detroit are invited
to an inspection.
Goods sort on approval correspondence
collected, strictly one price.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

Remsuber that ine Men ard W.
men who's testimooy I lasr ere 5a.f
as honest IS ihousa th fseo ~
6rai q hEpfcs a1a fcu Har kr ur
tism lCr tic time. fW .ert
stamp enc a few lines q lnouirY .slii
br4nF an Euswer from every one.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06
WILL OFFER FIVE kuHLsED Liars
o oe & spp''ss 90. 70 s.y 'poo' e .,''s. .
or testimony ofere4 i not
wholly arc perfectly true
iu tfsrf partiC1 ~.
And sarthsr , Nnl orsr
k0lhLR fi4t hukoaEo OtlttfS

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~ - cau te sliotcu saof 0Ay Haltf az
taeI.ed u aAV fes.il4ens 49, as osff
efsucs T. not fhat - 90 hsAfst ftp
ufajle. lcsil kacigs. -ad &c sPeef,d r,s-
iduf ~ TIE esam1oIft ia rhloa Il IS
c.0.asfd thaf H. cv sisl stsaA
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

TIE -sf Illustrates era ~ tagse merncr tls
81 trrrgss A. wiii ~ a~sr- 81 eonSists of =
rs,si rncozi ~ clsF. raiater, ~i'a fanfasfir
frir-s IN cc.ars - achcs fke special i-7cru
u,er* here r7vs1sesieA al adsltlon e. ita
xhss+lv orrsnsssz ~ ssrlls ie uasis rncrs
sfassv IN shc evps - tie inhsh.tsnez ~ sls.
rrr.ll=~ s~-r is a ENrures1 uru.rrlin. rgr-
eh.srl frrrn arr1e TRADER a. a <ro1f price.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

Es-o'finE tusfe0lt N the I"n<' t.eEion.
The rsvolting custom - human Sacrifices is
carried ga tc a horrible extent on toe upper
Congo r,vsr. principally hy tie bs ysnz'
tribe~ Thess people ars under the impression
that man dvng IN this world = simply
Transferred 70 another. there 80 larry out 81
sct.y the same existence. requiring the sauls
foe.l snd xttendaacs Upon Zoe death ot a
chef. bis rssstivs~ or frieods III about half
b.. slaves. men and ~ouseo. - 20 win him
b. Attend 20 hia wants aad - serve for his
prciecf.on Tho skuiis ~ the favorite Sus!
most fUihfni are employed - decorste fhe
memorial that = IN tiras ereetsd "a his
zsamory
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

This vear = rsruarSl,ble fer the numhcr of
accidents in ths SvviSs Airs. The death roll
having bcsn an uruTuaiiT aesvy enc. accord
fnx - The Swiss sKchsaSss In the short
sracs u NOT quite month twenty two
tourists met with srcidsssts. ~ whom eight
ssn were uliest rhis y beran>e too many
persons uiaks Ascenos without guides.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-06

aocs so o. 90. &. 8 s....sao 3 .e 4. "a > "a.
Z .#nt DiII0y. Ii gpg D,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
From Tuesday S daily.l

Two side tracks have been laid at the
Rock Island depot.
A new store room is being built just
south of the Rock Island depot.
The Rock Island depot is now re-
ceiving the plastering and paint.
The roofing and awnings are being
placed in position on the county jail
today.
The new addition to the Stanton
house is receiving its last coat OF
plaster.
The necessary buildings have been
erected to cover the machinery, &C.,
that will be used in boring for gas.
We heard lady say yesterday that
Berry Bros. store was the only place
she could find children's Jersey jackets.
Corn is on the raise. 80 cents for
lots of less than twenty bushels. Over
twenty and car load lots sells for SO
cents.
The Santa Fe track is within twelve
miles of Concordia. They expect to
reach that city by the 18th of this
month.
Manchester will soon have a news
paper and Enterprise will add another
one to her list, giving US fifteen papers
In the county.
O.P. Byers will be the Rock Island
station agent in this city. The COM
pany made a splendid selection. o. z,
is popular with our citizens.
Some sneak thief stole a lap robe
from A. G. Romig's barn, and several
chickens were gobbled up at DR.. l.. M.
Raub's stable night before last.
A unique and interesting entertain
ment, in the form of japanese Tea is
announced for Dec. 21st and 22nd, to
be given by the Presbyterian ladies.
If the weather continues fine for the
next month over forty new dwellings
that the foundations as yet have moi
been laid, will be under way in oul
city:
One drug store in this county mot il
Abllene) filed over eight hundred liquor
statements for last months trade. A
fever and ague wave must have struck
that part of the county.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will meet at Mrs. f. l.
Parker's on next Friday afternoon
Dec. 9th at half past two O'Clock. A
full attendance is requested.
By ORDER OF PRESIDENT.
Travel over the Southern route from
California, Eastward bound, it il
claimed, is rapidly increasing. The
ties are reported equally as soft t.
walk upon, and the northern billiards
that make walking not only difficult
but dangerous are avoided.
Enterprise met the Rock Island roat
with three brass bands. Abilene coul(
only greet them with the music of he
Sabbath bells from her numerous church
, towers. From the number of boys tina
were interested in the track laying
probably the Sabbath schools were de
serted, if they had arrived during tn
week the public schools would hav
been depopulated instead.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
Assured.

Abilene can rest secure on the report
that free delivery system will be in
augurated here January LIST. A tele-
gram from Washington, d. C., state
that Abilene has been granted a free
delivery system, and that it is to go
into effect January LIST. The order has
not yet been received at the postofice
here, but the telegram is to be relied
upon, as it comes straight from the de-
partment at Washington, and Postmas-
ter Buchanan is looking for the order,
directing him to proceed with the nee
essary arrangements, on every mail
Boxes will have to be placed in position,
carriers will have to be secured, and
other arrangements made, but If the
order is received Immediately all pre-
parations will be in readiness by the
appOinted time.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
From Saturdays Daily.l

Considerable damage was done il
the northeastern part of the county by
the strong wind last night. }: NJ
Hooper had his windmill torn down
and his chimney and roof blown off hi:
house. Several other parties in that
section suffered loss by having hay
stacks scattered over the ground.
The Baptist Sabbath School have de-
cided to have holiday entertainment
entitled "Judge Santa Claus" Christ,
mas Cantata. This is the latest work
of the popular writers, Clara Louise
Burnham and Geo. Z. Root. The
words and music are exceptionally
pretty and pleasing and it will un-
doubtedly be most interesting enter
tainment.